License-plate holder



May 4 1926,

E. E. HUDDLESTON LICENSE PLATE HOLDER Filed June 29. 1925 lus Patented May 4, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENTV OFFICE.

LICENSE-PLATE HOLDER. i

Application led June 29, 1925. Serial'No. 40,317.

To aZZ whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, EDWARD E. I-IUDDLE- sToN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Beckley, in th'e count -of Raleigh and State of lVest lVirginia, ave invented a new and useful License-Plate Holder, of which the following is a specification,

The present invention has reference to a combined license plate and holder, the primary object of the invention being to provide a license plate holder which will reflect light rays through openings formed in the license plate to illuminate the numbers and letters thereon.

An important object of the invention is the provision of brackets at the rear of the body portion of the device whereby the lam s emplo ed withinthe box or holder will secure y held against movement.r

Another object of the invention is to pro., vide a license plate may sli e to its active position with-in the license plate holder, novel meansbeing' provided at the end of the plate for'secur-"TQv ing the plate against movement. l

With the foregoing and other Vobjects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invent-ion resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the recise embodiment of the invention herein isclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a license plate holder constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a rear elevational view of the license plate holder.

Figure t is a sectional view taken on line 4--4 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the device includes a box-like zbody portion 5, the rear wall thereof -being curved as at 6 providing a reflecting surface to project the light rays from the bulb 7 supported therein, outwardly.

The forward edges of the body portion are bent inwardly to provide flanges 8, which flanges provide a supporting surface for the license plate which is indicated at 9 and the colored glass member indicated at 10, therelate holder wherein thelitcenfsera to the usual license bracket of a motor ve-v by providing a structure to permit the plate and glass member to be slid into their active positions. r

Secured at one end of the body portion is an 'angle iron indicated at 11 which angle iron is formed with an opening to accommodate the bolt 12 that passes therethrough, which bolt also passes through the end member 13 provided with a flange 14 designed to engage one end of the license plate and glass member supported therebehind to hold them in their active positions, in a manner to insure against the licenseI plate rattling while in position.

At the rear of the body portion are provided bracket 'members 13 and 14 respectively, which bracket members are arranged in spaced relation 'with the .bodyT portion, the member 14 being supplied with an opening to accommodate the securing bolts 15 by means of which the device may be secured h-icle,

Asi-shown by Figure 2 of the drawing, asocltet `member is indicated at 16, which.

socketV member is supported in a suitable opening formed in the bracket lmember 13 associated therewith, there being provided tuts fon-clamping the socketmemberl 16 in ositi'ne-.vl-

iheiicense piaiproper whi'chis indicated at 9 hasperforations formed therein, which perforations lallow light rays to pass from the body 'portion illuminating the numbers and letters of the license plate. Positioned behind the license plate is a transparent colored member such as glass or the like, so that the numbers and letters of the license plate will be made visible by the covering of the transparent member.

I claim 1. A license plate holder comprising a body portion, the rear surface of the body portion and having portions thereof disposed in spaced relation with the body portion, lamp sockets having threaded portions extending through the brackets, nuts operating on the threaded' portions and engaging opposite sides of the bracket members to hold the lamp sockets in position, a license plate removably supported by' the body portion, and lamps within the body portion for illuminating 1 the body portion.

2. A license plate holder comprising a body portion, bracket members secured to bracket members secured to the rear` surface of the body portion and having portions thereof arranged in spacedy relation with the body portion, lamp sockets extending through the vvbrackets,-means co- 1 operating with the lamp sockets for securing the lamp sockets int-o position, a removable license plate carried by the body portion, and lamps Within the body portion to illuminate the license plate.

3. In a license plate holder, a box-like body portion, said body portion having an inwardly extended flange, said flange providing a supporting surface, a colorecbglass ture.

EDWARD E. HUDDLESTON. 

